2010 WSOB with Tiffany. Pic courtesy BJ Nemeth and his iPhone4.
Last night, the 2010 World Series of Barbecue kicked off WSOP party week. ”This is like poker’s Oscar week” joked Joe Sebok. Once again, Howard and Suzie Lederer hosted the WSOB Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament at the Golden Nugget pool last night benefiting the Boys and Girls Club. Without a doubt, this is always one of the best parties at the WSOP. The tournament is inside the casino, so the pool party is family-friendly with Karaoke, a water slide zipping through a shark tank and ending with fireworks. The WSOB charity event is an escape from the worn-out bitter faces at the Rio and reminds us that there are far worse places to be on this planet than six weeks at a poker tournament.
We missed Gavin Smith singing Sweet Caroline this year because he was playing Event #56 but it didn’t matter…it was impossible for Smith to win this year’s WSOB Karaoke bracelet because Joe Reitman sang and danced Beyonce’s Put A Ring On It wearing only a black leotard. The video should be on WCP soon. Ah, the WSOB is good stuff, good times, good for poker and good for black leotard dancers around the world.
Today, Annie Duke and Don Cheadle host their annual Ante Up for Africa tournament at the Rio helping Africans in need. Help Ante Up for Africa raise 10K before the WSOP Main Event here.
By the way, here’s a pic of JOE Reitman and I taken by BJ Nemeth and his new iPhone4. To my knowledge, Reitman never goes by the name Jeff.
